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I picked up the Spiderman Venom and Carnage. I already bought a Venom for my son a while ago but he lost the head. This time it is the version with the tongue. Venom would be perfect if Hasbro gave him knees, WTH?

Carnage is awesome. I am a sucker for Carnage because I was actually reading the comics as he was revealed as a character.

As much of a sucker I am for Carnage, I am moreso for Deadpool. This new one looks to be based off the Xmen Origins: Wolverine version except with different webgear. I can see a few Skeletor customs coming out of that Taskmaster.

I don't mind the Wolverine pack. Thats a cool looking Silver Samurai and the Wolverine looks ok, I just hope the paint apps look like what they are intended to be. Thats how I always thought Wolverine looked because the first Wolverine issue I ever read was #33 and I didn't even know he was an X-Man and had a costume. I wonder what sculpt it is., MU or XO:W?

I just wish I could find the most recent waves in stores! It's like the Vision/Jean Grey wave all over again. I've not seen Thanos or his wave nor the Mandarin and his wave in stores. EVER. And we never have gotten the promised restocks of the Vision wave nearly a year later.

Wave 12 was all over the place during Christmas, with Iron Man's current armor pegwarming with the other comic Iron Men. Now that wave is rare.

I haven't seen the Mandarin at retail EVER. If it wasn't for the internet, I wouldn't have known he'd have come out at all.

I have seen a new revision case on the pegs at TRU. Warpath in Thunderbird colors, Ghost Rider, Daredevil in darker colors, Red Hulk, Ultimate Cap, Ms. Mavel repainted to look like Dark Ms. Marvel. Anything else supposed to be with this assortment that I missed?

Originally Posted by eurorko

Is the movie Black Widow ever going to hit? Hasbro has had horrible distribution with this line and even worse case packs.

The Thor figures are in-store, however are street dated March 1st. It's a big ol' box o' Thors and one Loki and one... oh snap, don't remember, Frost Giant, maybe? Ugh, I do not get why anyone wants twenty versions of the same character!

Here ya go, there's the Mandarin. There's probably a better pic somewhere, but that's when he was first shown at SDCC. Haven't seen much new Iron Man for awhile now, so I really REALLY hope I don't miss him and the comic Whiplash, there. I've never had a Mandarin figure, and I really like that look for 'em, so I don't want to miss him.

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Thanks, he looks pretty cool. Unfortunately, I will not be getting this version at retail because the pegs are clogged with Iron Men and they are already on sale so I doubt I will be seeing any new waves.

On a related note, there will be an X-Force Archangel mail away figure for signing up to Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited but it is only available to US and Canada residents. I have started a thread in the marketplace asking for someone to volunteer to get one for me. If someone here is interested in helping me out I will pay for everything and the person will get the Marvel digital comics.

News on new Marvel figures from Toy Fair! I'm still mad I never had a chance to get Thanos and the IM Mandarin, but hopefully these will be more plentifully available soon. There's a lot of cool stuff coming up. Lots of news here: http://marvelousnews.com/

I also heard there'd be a Thanos/Warlock 2-pack and Rocket Raccoon (from Guardians of the Galaxy)

The Thor line doesn't look too bad, but I doubt I'll be getting any of the movie stuff (getting the Hot Toys Thor, though) except the Destroyer. If they release a comic series i'll be all over that though. None is planned at the moment.

I'll probably skip the Cap figure except maybe US Agent and Captain Britain. If there are other cool comic figures I might snap them up. The Iron Man seems mostly focused on variants I have no interest in and 6'' figures... and I've pretty much abandoned that scale.

EDIT: Full rundown from TheFwoosh. I REALLY hope Rocket Raccoon is from an SDCC box set of the GOTG!

Team Packs

We know about the New X-Men team pack. It features Storm, Colossus, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, and Thunderbird. There will be a VARIANT pack with “bamfing” Nightcrawler, alternate deco Storm and alternate deco Colossus.

Fantastic Four Three: Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Thing, and H.E.R.B.I.E. the robot in their modern blue costumes with short sleeves. :/

Avengers: The original team with golden Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and tiny Wasp and Ant-Man w/ride-able ant!

I will certainly be picking up Crossbones from the Cap line above all else. I will also grab the US Agent. I wonder if there would be any chance to get a 90's Nomad in the Cap line?

As for the Thor line, nothing really appeals to me. I might pick up the Destroyer but thats about it. As JonWes said, I hope they release a comic line and I can't see why they wouldn't as they have done it for all of their Movie lines so far.

As for the main MU line, the Dr. Strange is a must buy and the rest I will pick up when I preorder on BBTS.
I most intrigued by the Thanos/Adam Warlock 2 pack. The Infinity Gauntlet tpb was my introduction to these characters and I think Adam will look great especially seing as though he comes with the Infinity Gauntlet.

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I got the new comic 2-packs a few days ago and...wow! Every MU fan needs to get the Deadpool/Taskmaster 2-pack. It is simply great with tons of accessories. The other 2-pack I got simply for Silver Samurai (which is awesome) but I didn't need another Wolverine variant (Madripoor Wolverine...bleech!)

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I got the new comic 2-packs a few days ago and...wow! Every MU fan needs to get the Deadpool/Taskmaster 2-pack. It is simply great with tons of accessories. The other 2-pack I got simply for Silver Samurai (which is awesome) but I didn't need another Wolverine variant (Madripoor Wolverine...bleech!)

Hey, where did you find those? Didn't know they were out yet! I'm really looking forward to the Deadpool pack (and I'll admit I want that other one for Silver Samurai as well). Good to know you rate them so highly!

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Originally Posted by Alexx

Hey, where did you find those? Didn't know they were out yet! I'm really looking forward to the Deadpool pack (and I'll admit I want that other one for Silver Samurai as well). Good to know you rate them so highly!

I pre-ordered them through smalljoes.com, Dis-Alexxia. I got them and the new Apocalypse wave last week. I really liked the Jim Lee Cyclops (Optic Wave!) and Gladiator (I hope the Sh'iar Guard can't be too far behind). But I was really suprised by 1st appearance Wolverine. I wasn't expecting to like yet another Wolverine variant but he's actually in scale with the rest so he's shorter. Cable was pretty good but I took the dumb baby accessory off of him. Apocalypse, although a great looking figure, came really loose out of the card. So much so that he doesn't stand well even on the supplied stand. A bit disappointed in that...

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"Wheresoever on earth he dwells, man is prey to two weaknesses: the need to pray and the need to love."-Marquis de Sade

"It is not by reasoning or by our understanding that we have received our religion; it is by external authority and command."-Michel De Montaigne

I got the new comic 2-packs a few days ago and...wow! Every MU fan needs to get the Deadpool/Taskmaster 2-pack. It is simply great with tons of accessories. The other 2-pack I got simply for Silver Samurai (which is awesome) but I didn't need another Wolverine variant (Madripoor Wolverine...bleech!)

I got those too, although I only wanted the villains in each set. I gave my Deadpool and Wolverine to a friend of mine. Deadpool, though, IS a fantastic figure. Very eye-catching and well-made. I think this line may have gotten over the hiccups that plagued it to begin with, bad paint and quality issues.

I'm just jealous anyone is finding new figures at all. I haven't seen any new figures here since Christmas.

I did break down and order the last Iron Man 2 Comic Wave that included the Mandarin/Maskless War Machine / Comic Whiplash and Ultimate Iron Man from BBTS. The price was inflated, but not horrible. Maybe I should just forget trying to get MU figures at reasonable prices at retail. All they have around here are Doc Samson and various versions of Iron Man.

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Originally Posted by JonWes

I'm just jealous anyone is finding new figures at all. I haven't seen any new figures here since Christmas.

I did break down and order the last Iron Man 2 Comic Wave that included the Mandarin/Maskless War Machine / Comic Whiplash and Ultimate Iron Man from BBTS. The price was inflated, but not horrible. Maybe I should just forget trying to get MU figures at reasonable prices at retail. All they have around here are Doc Samson and various versions of Iron Man.

Yeah, I gave up finding any MU figures at retail. I'm pre-ordering all my stuff through BBTS or smalljoes.com. It makes me get all the Iron Man/Spider-Man/Wolverine variants but I can always get rid of those. I broke down and bought the Mandarin for $45. I lost all hope of finding him at retail and decided to get him before he shoots up to Vision-level expensiveness.

"Wheresoever on earth he dwells, man is prey to two weaknesses: the need to pray and the need to love."-Marquis de Sade

"It is not by reasoning or by our understanding that we have received our religion; it is by external authority and command."-Michel De Montaigne

This line is one of the better selling lines at my particular Target, so they refresh them pretty regularly. I've been snatching them up a lot. I recently added Mystique, Captain Britain, repainted Daredevil, Bullseye and Ghost Rider to my collection. I even have one of my co-workers buying them now! (He's the one I gave my Deadpool and Wolverine to.)

And whether Deadpool is a hero or villain, I'm keeping my collecting pretty much limited to characters from the 70s and 80s, when I was a kid. I have some more recent ones like Jean Grey in the Jim Lee costume, but she's unopened. Same for modern Havok. And some like Kitty Pryde and Colossus are technically modern, but their costumes are close enough that they pass for "vintage." The one figure I most want in this line is vintage, original costume Storm! I have mohawk Storm, which is fine, but I want the Dave Cockrum costume version!